It's A Shame chords by The Spinners

"It's a Shame" is a song co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett and produced by Wonder as a single for The Spinners on Motown's V.I.P. Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group's biggest single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 and also their biggest hit in a decade. The lineup of the Spinners include original members Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson and Bobbie Smith and lead vocalist G.C. Cameron. The quintet recorded the single in 1970. The song, which is about a man who complains about a lover's "messin' around" on him, became a huge hit for the group reaching number-fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-three on the R&B singles chart, making it their biggest hit to date. The song was the first song Wonder produced for another act by himself. Two years later, the group would leave Motown for a contract with Atlantic Records on the advice of fellow Detroit native Aretha Franklin, also an artist on that label. Cameron decided to stay in Motown and the group hired Cameron's cousin Philippé Wynne to replace Cameron, who stayed in Motown for over a decade. Lead vocals by G.C. Cameron Background vocals by Bobbie Smith, Pervis Jackson, Henry Fambrough and Billy Henderson Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Arranged by Paul Riser Chart History (1970) ----------------------------------------------- U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart - #14 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles - # 3 UK Singles Chart - # 20 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.